How to raise a random guy's wife

“You met Hui relatively late. When we first met, she was very different from how she is now.”

"Just like you're very different from before?"

“That’s right.” Kobayashi Sora smiled. “Back then, even if she were walking right next to me, my attention would wander elsewhere.”

"So..." Mayu Sagara looked you up and down, "she's the one who straightened you out?"

"No... why do you always think in that direction?"

“Isn’t that obvious?” Mayu Sagara recalled Kato Megumi’s appearance. “She’s cute, has a great figure, not the exaggerated kind, but a textbook-perfectly proportioned figure, and has a good personality, a lovely voice, and is understanding… If such a beautiful woman is walking next to you, and your attention still wanders—then I can only conclude that your orientation is unusual.”

"Believe me, although I didn't have any plans to date back then, my sexual orientation is still the same as it is now."

"Is the problem with Hui?"

"Normal features, well-proportioned figure, average grades, no personality, no hobbies, no clubs, and has never served as a class representative."

Mayu Sagara noticed the problem, saying, "It's like a background character in an anime."

"In addition, she has very little emotional fluctuation, is expressionless most of the time, has a good personality, doesn't argue with others, and doesn't get into conflicts with people."

"They're just ordinary people among ordinary people, their presence is practically nonexistent." Mayu Sagara thought of a fitting analogy, "Like the bunny girl senpai in the later episodes?"

"Pretty much." Kobayashi Sora explained further, "When your personality is good enough, other people will feel that they don't need to consider your thoughts, don't need to take your opinions into account, and don't even care about your existence... in other words, they will ignore you."

"To be honest, it's a little hard to imagine her back then." Mayu Sagara couldn't reconcile the radiant Kato Megumi of today with the Kato Megumi that Kobayashi Sora described as having no presence at all.

Mayu Sagara was completely manipulated by Megumi Kato on their very first meeting.

The kind that has absolutely no ability to resist.

Later, I saw her offer constructive suggestions, solve problems, organize a lot of things in an orderly manner, and help others out of their predicaments with a smile.

The contrast is too great.

like...

Sagara Mayu suddenly thought of something and stared at Kobayashi Sora for a long while.

Just like how she found information about Kobayashi Sora after getting to know him.

The man in front of me, who always had a smile on his face and spent every spare moment cuddling and flirting with Kato Megumi, didn't seem to be the mercenary and ruthless person that was portrayed online.

In addition to what he said before about not having any friends...

A word suddenly popped into Sagara Mayu's mind, and then she blurted it out.

"Feeling the same pain?!"

“I do feel that way,” Kobayashi Sora added. “She’s alone because she has such a good personality, and I’m all alone because I have such a bad personality. I can’t change my own situation, so when she expressed her desire to change her circumstances, I wanted to help her as much as I could.”

Mayu Sagara shared the same thought: "Indeed...it's easier to change a person with a good personality than a person with a bad personality."

Kobayashi Sora did not reply.

But in fact, it's not.

His loneliness stemmed from another fact that no one would believe if he told it.

If this fact cannot be changed, his situation cannot be changed.

But he was well aware of the pain this situation brought.

By experiencing pain, one can understand similar pain.

When one's own suffering cannot be eliminated, helping others to eliminate their suffering can also bring some comfort.

“It seems this is the beginning of everything,” Mayu Sagara said with a satisfied expression, then pressed further, “So… how did the change happen?”

“Hmm…” Kobayashi Sora frowned slightly. “I really can’t remember. When I looked back, we were already living together.”

"It all fell into place naturally, right..." Mayu Sagara had lost all desire to complain about the messy progress bars between the two of them. "So, how did you realize that your relationship wasn't just about helping each other, but a more intimate one? In other words, how did you discover that your feelings for each other had undergone a qualitative change?"

"..." Kobayashi Sora remained silent for a long while, "When she became a part of my body."

Mayu Sagara was taken aback. "They went in?"

Kobayashi Sora: "...Are all artists this direct in their thinking?"

"Weren't you being too direct?" Mayu Sagara looked at him with disdain. "And after going inside, you discover the escalation of the relationship between the two of you... Ugh, that's disgusting."

"So I said your thinking is flawed; we're not talking about the same thing."

"Then tell me what happened?"

"Hmm... how should I put it?" Kobayashi Sora tapped her forehead lightly, "This should make it easier to understand—why can you see me?"

"Because you live?"

"No, how did you see me?"

"Use your eyes."

“This is it,” Kobayashi Sora pointed out. “You can see me because you have eyes.”

"...Isn't that obvious?"

"You can hear my voice because you have ears."

"if not?"

"What if you didn't have eyes or ears?"

"Then I won't be able to see you or hear your voice." Sagara Mayu didn't understand what Kobayashi Sora was trying to say.

"The light I reflect, the sound I make—these are all objectively real," Kobayashi Sora explained slowly. "But only if you have eyes that can perceive light and ears that can hear sound can you discover their existence."

Mayu Sagara seemed to have grasped something, yet she couldn't quite hold onto it.

She understood everything Kobayashi Sora said, but she was still a little short of fully comprehending what he was trying to express.

Chapter 391 So Obvious

“Many things exist objectively, but you can’t feel them because you don’t have the organs to perceive them.” Kobayashi Sora’s eyes were gentle. “For example, light, sound, and… love.”

Mayu Sagara's body stiffened for a moment, that's it!

She finally fully understood what Kobayashi Sora was trying to say, and she began with some difficulty, "So, in other words..."

“She is a part of my body,” Kobayashi Sora replied, “the only organ through which I perceive love.”

Kobayashi Sora believed in the existence of love.

He had never been aware of the existence of love until Kato Megumi appeared in his life.

Kato Megumi made Kobayashi Sora perceive more of what he had never perceived before.

The world has not changed.

But in his eyes, it changed.

Mayu Sagara finally understood why her understanding of Kobayashi Sora was so different from what was said online.

Some things can be understood by one person alone.

For example, using one's own strengths to gain benefits, or using one's own abilities to make a profit.

But some things require the presence of another person to be understood.

For example, trust, longing, gratitude...

For example, I love you.

"Ugh..." Mayu Sagara clutched her head in frustration, "Why can't I control my mouth!"

"Uh... what's wrong?" Kobayashi Sora asked, puzzled.

"You guys are really causing a lot of harm." Mayu Sagara sighed. "What I saw before was my brother's type, so I'll be satisfied if I meet someone better than him in the future."

She glared at Kobayashi Sora angrily, "And now you're telling me all this, raising my expectations so high. How am I supposed to find a boyfriend now?"

"Why not just find someone better than me?"

"You...tsk." Mayu Sagara shook her head. "Never mind, I won't talk about me. After that, you two lived happily ever after like a prince and princess in a story?"

"It won't be that fast," Kobayashi Sora shook his head. "After discovering this, we'll actually become even more cautious."

"Eh?"

"How should I put it... If it weren't there, it wouldn't matter, but since something beautiful is so close at hand, I'm more careful in my actions."

“Ah, I understand.” Mayu Sagara nodded. “The closer a painting is to completion, the less you want to make a mistake.”

"That's what I meant, so for a long time afterward, I slowly moved closer to her, trying to prepare better and make sure everything went perfectly." Kobayashi Sora recalled her struggles at that time, "I always felt that I wasn't good enough for her, and that there were many things I needed to improve. This wasn't good enough, and that wasn't good enough either."

"And then?" Mayu Sagara pressed, "The final decision?"

"And then she kissed me," Kobayashi Sora exclaimed. "It was so unexpected; I thought I needed to be more prepared..."

"Do you know that the look on your face right now is like you're beckoning me to clench my fist?" Mayu Sagara waved her little fist, "You have this 'Ah, how happy I am' look on your face."

Is it that obvious?

"Asking that means you have some self-awareness, right?" Mayu Sagara wanted to move on to the next topic quickly, not wanting to see that expression on his face any longer. "And then?"

"Then I started preparing to propose," Kobayashi Sora replied. "Then, halfway through the preparations, she found out and said yes."

Ah, how happy I am! 2.0

"..." Mayu Sagara was about to hit someone. "And then what?"

"And then now, it's time to prepare for the wedding."

"..." Mayu Sagara slumped weakly onto the table. "That's enough, that's about it."

"I'm glad I could help you."

"Let Hui in. I have an idea, but I need her to refine it."

"it is good."

As Kobayashi Sora left the private room, she was met by Kato Megumi's gaze.

She was eating a smoothie when she saw Kobayashi Sora, so she waved for him to come closer.

"Ah~" Kato Megumi raised her spoon.